Over the past several weeks, Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, has discussed a range of COVID-19 topics with a variety of media outlets.
The Washington Post published an op-ed by Omer and other colleagues advocating for vaccine...
The New Class: YSN Celebrates Admitted Student Days
Wed, 02/17/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) virtually hosted Admitted Student Days on February 12 and 15, engaging with members of the first incoming class to choose the profession against the backdrop of the relentless COVID-19 global pandemic.
“Last year, the world called upon us in a way it hasn’t in...
FQHC Experts Share Strategies with YSN Students
Wed, 02/17/2021
More than 30 people attended the “They’ll Be Looking to You To Lead—Positive Practices to Reduce Harm While Working in FQHC” virtual session held on February 2. The event featured retired Capt. Constance J. Evans, BSN, MA, and Caprice Brown, RN, BSN, M. Div. and is the first in a series of Black...
Student Video Speaks to Spanish Language Diabetes Patients
Mon, 02/15/2021
Yale School of Nursing Adult/Gerontology Primary Care students Evelyn Cortes ’21 MSN (pictured right) and Stephanie Mora Hernandez ’21 MSN (pictured left) recently created “Step by Step: Diabetes and the Care of Your Feet,” a video conducted entirely in Spanish. The roommates are both native...
YSN Prep Helps Building 410 Become COVID-19 Vaccination Site
Thu, 02/11/2021
Building 410, located next to Yale School of Nursing (YSN), is now a COVID-19 vaccination site run by Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS). The clinic serves the general public in accordance with CDC and state guidance and injected the first vaccine on January 22.
The project is rapidly evolving, but...
100 YSN Students Administer COVID-19 Vaccines at Lanman Center
Thu, 02/11/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) student Emma Kravet ’22 MSN is one of about 100 YSN students administering COVID-19 vaccines to patients eligible under Connecticut’s Phase 1a and 1b guidelines.
The students are working at the Lanman Center on Yale’s main campus in New...
YSN Alum Juggles Patent Process and Startup
Wed, 02/03/2021
It is an understatement to describe Courtney Farr ’06 MSN, FNP, APRN-BC as a determined person. She currently works full-time at Veterans Affairs, manages her House Calls Mobile startup of telehealth practitioners, is seeking a patent for her virtual stethoscope/otoscope, and navigating the...
